JPMorgan Chase plans to keep overall compensation per employee roughly flat this year from last year, lagging gains at rivals, as the bank’s massive legal settlements weigh on its results, two sources familiar with the matter said.

JPMorgan Chase and US government officials have agreed on terms of a US$4 billion consumer relief package that is to be part of a US$13 billion deal to settle the bank’s liability to government agencies over mortgage securities, according to a person familiar with the matter.